Sep 15 2010
Ryanair does it again
“It’s not necessary to have two pilots on every flight, Michael O’Leary said in a recent interview.” The CEO of the European Airline Ryanair has always been infamous for his cost reducing ideas, but now he needs to stop! It is one thing to charge passengers extra for meals and washroom use, but to remove a pilot from the plane is ridiculous! This idea is far too risky to put into practice as when you are hundreds of kilometres above the ground, far too many things can go arise. Although rare, planes are still crashing due to freak accidents with two pilots aboard; imagine how many could occur with only one pilot. Michael O’Leary wants to train flight attendants to handle the plane in emergency situations, a thought I believe lacks common sense. If a professional pilot cannot handle a emergency situation, can the passengers really trust a flight attendant? Also, if the flight attendant CAN fly a plane well enough to save all the passengers, why doesn’t the person just become a pilot and make more money? Learn to save money without risking lifes Mr. O’Leary.
CNN : Airline CEO: Nix co-pilot,save money
September 06,2010